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26 February 2013

Abraham Lincoln Nominates and Withdraws Rothweiler

I originally posted the first image on this post on the Casefile Clues blog as I'm working on an article involving George Rothweiler. While I still want to determine if this George is the one in St. Louis in whom I am interested, there is more to this appointment than the nomination.

JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. (THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, COMMENCING DECEMBER 7, 1863.)

JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. (THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, COMMENCING DECEMBER 7, 1863.)

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End result

I still would like to know if this is the Rothweiler I am researching, but it now looks like there won't be the federal records on him that I was hoping to locate when I learned of his nomination. It is a good thing I read all the references to Rothweiler before pursuing federal records further.

It pays to read things through before jumping the gun. I was also glad that I read through the "historical books" reference for Rothweiler on GenealogyBank.com--which is where these materials were discovered.

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